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A narrow win in the nation's first presidential primary — or a surprisingly strong finish from one of his rival candidates — will be played up as more evidence that Republicans still have their doubts about the former Massachusetts governor.

What's the difference between wooden and plastic cutting boards? When should you throw out frozen fish? Harold McGee, an expert on the science of food and cooking, untangles these kitchen mysteries and more in his Keys to Good Cooking.

Mitt Romney won Super Tuesday's big prize of Ohio and five other states, but overall results were mixed, with Rick Santorum capturing three states and Newt Gingrich one. Romney won more delegates than Santorum but trailed among core GOP constituencies — Southerners and evangelicals.

For decades, the U.S. sought stability in the Middle East. But the upheavals of the past year have left the region in flux, and the U.S. is trying to define a new policy for dealing with changes that are still playing out.

One year ago this week, powerful tornadoes killed more than 300 people in the Southeast. Experts now say that some tornado deaths could be prevented if people add one more step when taking cover: wear a helmet. But official guidelines from the CDC call for people to use their hands to protect their heads.

Sex, smuggling, cigarettes and murder. Now we're talking opera. Georges Bizet's popular Carmen is an opera-goer's guilty pleasure, with plenty of great tunes. Mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili, still early in her career, stars in a production from La Scala, in Milan.

Saturday Night Live's Fred Armisen and rock veteran Carrie Brownstein are the team behind the IFC show Portlandia. "All of the stuff that makes people different, that's the stuff that's celebrated" on the show, says Brownstein. "If you're normal ... it's no fun."

On stage, boy bands, DJs and even rock bands make sometimes mysterious use of technology. When even Bruce Springsteen is using canned sounds in his latest tour, it's time to ask: Are the machines used to create music on stage extension of their human masters? Or vice versa?

Vietnamese fisherman flocked to the Biloxi, Miss., because it was a lot like home. But the shrimpers here, as in other places in Gulf, are worried their way of life will come to an abrupt end because of the huge oil spill. Many were hit hard by Hurricane Katrina and are dismayed to find their livelihoods threatened once again.

Few people today remember E.T.A. Hoffmann, but most everyone is familiar with his most famous creation: The Nutcracker. NPR's Robert Siegel traces the history of everyone's favorite Christmas ballet all the way back to its much darker original version.